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The crew handed Vanessa a bag of masted chestnuts just as the director called cut on the scene .
Vanessa took the opportunity to pull out her phone and send Aria a heart emoji .
Vanessa found herself with three bags of masted chestnuts . It’s more than the could eat . Pulling one out , the offered it to Lorelai with a pin . “ lis Parrish , this one’s for you . My bestie Aria bought them . ”
Lorelai , the female lead of this production , was a veteran actress in her forties who maintained a remarkably youthful appearance .
She is the person from whom Vanessa learned the most ,
Lorelai took it and smiled . “ Witer watching me for so long , did you learn anything ? ”
Vanessa chuckled sheepishly and admitted , “ Ms. Parrish , your acting is so natural , I don’t know how many years i take me to be men half as good as
you
“ Feel free to ask me anything . I have already given you the apprenticeship gift . ”
Lorelai raised the bag of chestnuts in a playful salute and walked away
“ Thanks a bunch , Ms. Parrish ! ” Vanessa said cheerfully
Lorelai’s assistant wiped the sweat from her forehead and whispered , “ Ms. Parrish , Vanessa has quite a few futers . Being close to her could hurt your reputation . ”
Lorelal replied . “ This industry judges actresses harshly . Vanessa’s a good – hearted girl . She genuinely wants to learn , so I don’t mind showing her the ropes .”
The assistant said nothing more .
Vanessa bounced over to the director . “ Mr. Marin , Aria got these roasted chestnuts from that famous shop at the far end of town . ”
Cason grabbed a generous handful , his eyes crinkling with delight . “ It’s quite a long way to run . Aria is really thoughtful . ”
“ You should spend more time practicing your acting . Perform in front of Aria . If you break character again next time , r’ll have to scold you . ”
Vanessa nodded and cheerfully replied , “ Got it ! You can count on me !
This was
was Vanessa’s third time on a film set .
It was her first time acting , before studying abroad . By a stroke of luck , she was temporarily cast as the second female lead in a major high – profile TV series , but her performance was harshly criticized .
Despite her newfound popularity bringing a flood of acting offers from directors , Vanessa politely turned down every single one .
Back then , Vanessa was completely immersed in her music , and with events and variety shows keeping her busy , she simply had no time for acting lessons , so she turned down every offer .
After returning from studying abroad , Vanessa stepped back into showbiz and landed another role as the second female lead .
Then came this film ..
She pretty much landed the role through connections
Luckily , the director was always gentle with Vanessa and often praised her natural flair for acting
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Actually , while studying abroad , Vanessa had secretly enrolled in acting classes and put in tremendous effort to i
Now , Vanessa’s acting had shown remarkable improvement . However , she still lacked ease and naturalness in her performances , and fu easily affected by external factors .
Whenever someone she know well stared at her , she broke character
She muttered to herself that Russell was unreasonable , keeping actors around even without scenes , but before this rule existed , she’d always hung around the crew .
The director got a call and sent someone to fetch Lorelai and Vanessa .
The director said , “ There’s a slow paced variety show called “ Cozy Screening foom in late June . Mr. Nicholson wants you two to be guest stars . ”
Vanessa knew this variety show well – a slow – paced program where Tina and a well – known comedy variety show regular served as permanent hosts , with two guest stars featured each episode .
The show was primarily filmed in homes .
The previous shoot was at the guest star’s home , while the next would be at a friend’s place .
Lorelai agreed .
Vanessa gave a self – deprecating laugh . “ Mr. Morin , do I even look like someone with showbiz friends ? Besides , Tina and I don’t get along What if we end up arguing on camera ? ”
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